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Tubal Ligation

Service/Procedure Summary

Tubal Ligation is also known as 'getting your tubes tied.' This operation is performed to block off a woman's fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
168 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
159 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
89 days
84 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
96 days
194 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
392 days
185 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
128 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
128 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
57 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
45 days
62 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
82 days
83 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
182 days
156 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
---
---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
---
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
100 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
---
86 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
44 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
September 1 - November 30 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
33 days
103 days
Leslie Houck
Yarmouth
84 days
69 days
Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
77 days
105 days
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
101 days
94 days
Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
111 days
92 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
153 days
67 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
141 days
128 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
98 days
194 days
Philip Pink
Truro
133 days
159 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
321 days
274 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
439 days
182 days
Anushuya Kasi
Sydney
---
124 days
Barbara M Parish
Halifax
---
---
Channabasav Shettar
Yarmouth
---
156 days
David Rittenberg
Halifax
---
---
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
---
426 days
Erin MacLellan
North Sydney
230 days
---
Farrell Nette
Kentville
---
---
Heather Thompson
Amherst
---
---
Helen Sandland
Amherst
---
---
Louai Jony
Truro
---
---
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
144 days
Noha Fossen
Antigonish
---
---
Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
---
---
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
---
---
Stephen Maldwyn Owen
Bridgewater
---
---
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
115 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
22 days
42 days
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
29 days
38 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
62 days
25 days
Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
41 days
57 days
Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
75 days
36 days
Leslie Houck
Yarmouth
59 days
55 days
Philip Pink
Truro
85 days
81 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
130 days
69 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
84 days
125 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
232 days
107 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
284 days
163 days
Anushuya Kasi
Sydney
---
81 days
Barbara M Parish
Halifax
---
---
Channabasav Shettar
Yarmouth
---
110 days
David Rittenberg
Halifax
---
---
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
---
364 days
Erin MacLellan
North Sydney
99 days
---
Farrell Nette
Kentville
---
---
Heather Thompson
Amherst
---
---
Helen Sandland
Amherst
---
---
Louai Jony
Truro
---
---
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
---
84 days
Noha Fossen
Antigonish
---
---
Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
---
---
Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
---
---
Stephen Maldwyn Owen
Bridgewater
---
---
Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
---
74 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 2017 - November 30 2018
Next Update: 
January 2019
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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